Rally on Friday Will Protest Route 61 Bus Cuts

“Two community groups will hold a rally Friday morning in Pittsburgh to protest possible cuts to buses serving McKeesport, Duquesne, Braddock and Swissvale.

The protest, being organized by Pittsburghers for Public Transit and Just Harvest, will urge the board of directors of Port Authority of Allegheny County to amend plans for its proposed Bus Rapid Transit, or BRT, loop so that the project doesn’t unfairly burden riders of the 61A, 61B and 61C buses, said Laura Wiens, director of the transit group….”